The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Sunday approved a charge sheet against two people on charge of laundering Tk about 38 lakh through forgery of a land acquisition (LA) cheque from Dhaka District Administration office, ACC officials say. The accused are—Shawon Kumar Dash alias Shahriar Chowdhury Ahmed and M Selim Reza. The ACC officials said Shawon Kumar embezzled around Tk 37.70 lakh by submitting an LA cheque at Dholaikhal Branch of Jamuna Bank in August, 2008. Another accused businessman Selim Reza introduced Shawon Kumar to open his bank account, they said.
According to ACC finding Shawon Kumar introduced him as an affected land owner in the name of Shahriar Chowdhury Ahmed and forged signatures of District Administration office’s audit and accounts officers.
The ACC let off four other accused from the charge include—Jamuna Bank First Assistant Vice-president Momtazuddin Chowdhury, senior executive officer Sahid Hossain, first executive officer M Tawfique Morshed Hasan, and office assistant of District Administration office M Abdur Rouf.
ACC deputy director Benazir Ahmed, also the investigation officer of the case, will submit the chargesheet to the court by this week, said an official. – Staff Reporter
